Tuesday, February 05, 2008

nature!

this weekend i got a dose of what knoxville has to offer in terms of the great outdoors. first of all, there was a massive hawk in a tree outside my window:

i also went to Ijams Nature Center, in Island Home on Saturday morning, which was a pleasant surprise. Stan had been talking it up for a while and i was a little bit skeptical, but there were some cool trails, scenic views, and even a cool little museum. i'll definitely go back sometime in the spring when there are some leaves on the trees.

8 comments:

stan said...

unfortunately for ijams, you don't seem too concerned with following directions. i'll be sure to let the nature center know they had an off-trail hiker on saturday.

you should be ashamed of yourself.

ck said...

that thing was in sequoia village!? if i had a chihuahua i would fear for its life. that is one huge bird!

lucas said...

i've seen it 3 or 4 times. one time i saw a pair of them.

will cote said...

i went to some place right outside of ktown a few years ago and saw a bald eagle.

Mickey said...

Ijams is awesome. Such a great resource so close to downtown.

Yeah, carnivorous birds are cool.

stan said...

i think knoxville's got it going on when it comes to birds of prey. on several occasions i've seen a hawk on the roof of my building downtown.
once a couple of black birds were chasing the hawk away. i guess they were protecting the nest. if i was that hawk, i'd have me a blackbird sandwich. but that's probably why i'd be a miserable hawk.

Anonymous said...

dont forget about the pigeons down on depot, stan. you know, the ones you eat.

Libby G said...

That hawk was in my backyard in December! He caught a squirrel back there and then spent about 4 hours tearing it apart. I wrote a blog about it :)

http://libbygee.blogspot.com/2007/12/our-new-pet.html

By the way, I just discovered your blog and I love it! I also love Knoxville and its great to read a blog dedicated to it.